Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Can ZÜLFİKAR
Civil Engineering

Abdullah Can ZÜLFİKAR
Phone
+90 (262) 605 3307
Email
aczulfikar@gtu.edu.tr
Office
, İnşaat Mühendisliği Bölümü, No:7
Areas of interest
Earthquake Engineering, Site Response Analysis, Earthquake Hazard-Risk Analysis, Smart City Earthquake Risk Mitigation Sys., Earthquake Early Warning-Rapid Response Sys., Structural Monitoring Sys.,

A- SCI, SCI-Expanded, SSCI veya AHCI kapsamındaki dergilerde yayımlanmış makale

A1- Yesilyurt A., Zulfikar A.C. and Tuzun C. (2021), Seismic vulnerability assessment of precast RC industrial buildings in Turkey, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, February 2021, doi.org/10.1016/J.SOILDYN.2020.

A2- Hadi Khanbabazadeh, Abdullah C. Zulfikar and Ali Yesilyurt, (2020), Basin edge effect on industrial structures damage pattern at clayey basins, Geomechanics and Engineering, Volume 23, Number 6, December25 2020, pages 575-585, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/gae.2020.23.6.575

A3- Akram M.R. and Zulfikar C., (2020). Identification of Factors Influencing Sustainability of Buried Continuous Pipelines, Sustainability, 12, 960; doi:10.3390/su12030960.

A4- Khanbabazadeh H., Iyisan R., Ansal A. and Zulfikar C., Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 107, “Nonlinear Dynamic Behavior of the Basins with 2D Bedrock”, (2018) 108-115, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2018.01.11

A5- Zulfikar C., Fercan O.Z., Tunc S., and Erdik M., Earth, Planets and Space, “Real-Time Earthquake Shake, Damage and Loss Mapping for Istanbul Metropolitan”, (2017) 69:9, DOI:10.1186/s40623-016-0579-x

A6- Zulfikar C., Erdik M., Safak E., Biyikoglu H., and Kariptas C., Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (2016) 14:2565-2578, “Istanbul Natural Gas Network Rapid Response and Risk Mitigation System”, DOI 10.1007/s10518-016-9964-x

A7- Clinton J., Zollo A., Marmureanu A., Zulfikar C., and Parolai S., Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (2016) 14:2441-2458, “State-of-the Art and Future of EEW in the European Region”, DOI 10.1007/s10518-016-9922-7

A8- Dragos T.D., Zulfikar C., Manea F.E., and Cioflan C.O., “Improved Seismic Risk Estimation for Bucharest, based on multiple hazard scenarios, analytical methods and new data”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, March 2015, Vol. 73, pp. 1-16 (doi:10.1016/j.soildyn.2015.02.013).

A9- Alcik H., Marmureanu A., Toader V., Ionescu C., and Zulfikar C., (2015), “A Study on Determination of CAV Threshold Levels for the Vrancea Earthquakes”, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Vol.14, No2,

A10- Erdik M., Sesetyan K., Demircioglu M.B., Hancilar U., and Zulfikar C., (2010), “Rapid Earthquake Loss Assessment After Damaging Earthquakes”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Special Issue Earthquake Early Warning.

A11- Sesetyan K., Zulfikar C., Demircioglu M.B., Hancilar U., Kamer Y., and Erdik M., (2011), “Istanbul Earthquake Rapid Response System: Methods and Practices”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Special Issue Earthquake Early Warning, Volume 31, Issue 2, Pages 170-180, DOI 10.1016/j.soildyn.2010.02.012, ISSN 0267-7261

A12- Erdik M., Sesetyan K., Demircioglu M., Hancilar U., Zulfikar C., Durukal E., Kamer Y., Yendogan C., Tuzun C., Cagnan Z. and Harmandar E., (2010), “Rapid Earthquake Hazard and Loss Assessment for Euro-Mediterranean Region”, Acta Geophysica, Special Issue IGRS, DOI 10.2478/s11600-010-0027-4, ISSN (Print) 1895-7455 - ISSN (Online) 1895-6572.

A13- Çağnan, Z., K. Şeşetyan, C. Zülfikar, M.B. Demircioğlu, Ç. Kariptaş, E. Durukal, and M. Erdik (2008) “Development of Earthquake Loss Map for Europe”, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol: 12S2.

A14- Fleming K., Picozzi M., Milkereit C., Kuhnlenz F., Lichtblau B., Fischer J., Zulfikar C., Ozel O., Seismological Research Letters, Vol.80 No.5 “The Self-organizing Seismic Early Warning Information Network (SOSEWIN)”, September / October 2009.

A15- Picozzi M., Milkereit C., Zulfikar C., Fleming K., Ditommaso R., Erdik M., Zschau J., Fischer J., Safak E., Ozel O., and Apaydin N., Bulletion of Earthquake Engineering, DOI 10.1007/s10518-009-9132-7 “Wireless Technologies for the Monitoring of Strategic Civil Infrastructures: An Ambient Vibration Test on the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Suspension Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey”, June 2009.

A16- Durukal E., Erdik M., Avci J., Yüzügüllü O., Alpay Y., Avar B., Zülfikar A. C., Biro T., and Mert A., (1998), “Analysis of the Strong Motion Data of the 1995 Dinar, Turkey Earthquake”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Special Issue SDEE’97 Vol.17, Numbers 7-8,

B- Diğer uluslararası hakemli dergilerde yayımlanmış makale

B1- Ali Yesilyurt, M. Rizwan Akram, A. Can Zulfikar.(2019). Assessment of engineering demand parameters through SHM for RC-structures, Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, 9 (2), 253-261, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13349-019-00333-y.

B2- Dedeoğlu A., Zulfikar A. C., and Tuzun C., Journal of Disaster Science and Engineering, “Earthquake Performance Based Design And Resilience Based Analysis in High-Rise Buildings”, April 2020, Volume 6, Number: 1, Page 12 – 34,

B3- Yesilyurt A., Akram M.R., and Zulfikar C., Journal of Natural Hazards and Disaster Management, “Site Classification of Kocaeli Region Based on HVSR Method”, 1(1), 21-30, June 2020,

C- ULAKBİM tarafından taranan ulusal hakemli dergilerde yayımlanmış makale

C1- Abdullah Can ZÜLFİKAR (2020). ''24 Ocak 2020 Elazığ Depreminin Kuvvetli Yer Hareketi Verilerinin Değerlendirilmesi,'' Çukurova Üniversitesi Mühendislik Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi, 35(3), ss. 821-834, Eylül 2020.

C2- Abdullah Can ZÜLFİKAR, Senem TEKİN, Seyhan Okuyan AKCAN, Methiye Gündoğdu GÖK, (2020), 26 Eylül 2019 Silivri Açıkları (Marmara Denizi) Depreminin Kuvvetli Yer Hareketi Verilerinin Değerlendirilmesi, Iğdır Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, 10(3): 1720-1736.

D- Diğer hakemli dergilerde yayımlanmış makale

D1- Alcik H., Zulfikar C. and, Korkmaz A., “Shaking Table Testing of Strong Motion Recorders used in Istanbul Earthquake Early Warning and Rapid Response System” (in Turkish), Journal of Earth Sciences Istanbul University, December 2014.

E- Kitap bölüm yazarlığı

E1- Erdik M., Sesetyan K., Demircioglu M.B., Zulfikar C., Hancılar U., Tuzun C., and Harmandar E., (2014), “Rapid Earthquake Loss Assessment After Damaging Earthquakes”, Perspectives on European Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Volume 1, Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, Volume 34, ISSN 1573-6059, ISBN 978-3-319-07117-6, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-07118-3, Springer

E2- Roca A., Gueguen P., Godey S., Goula X., Susagna T., Pequegnat C., Oliveira C.S., Clinton J., Pappaioanou and Zulfikar C., (2010), “The European-Mediterranean Distributed Accelerometric Data-Base” Pg: 115-128, Earthquake Data in Engineering Seismology, Predictive Models, Data Management and Networks, Sinan Akkar, Polat Gulkan, Torild Van Eck (editors), 2011 Springer, ISSN 1573-6059, ISBN 978 94 007 0151 9, e-ISBN 978 94 007 0152 6, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-0152-6

E3- Erdik M., Sesetyan K., Demircioglu M.B., Hancilar U. and Zulfikar C., (2010), “Rapid Earthquake Loss Assessment After Damaging Earthquakes” Pg: 523-548, Earthquake Engineering in Europe – Mihail Garevski, Atilla Ansal (editors), 2010 Springer, ISBN 978 90 481 9543 5, DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-9544-2,

International Conferences with Peer Reviewed Full Paper and Oral Presentation

1- Ates S., Celebi E., Kirtel O., Zulfikar C., and Goktepe F., 5th International Conference on New Advances in Civil Engineering (ICNACE 2019), “Measurement of vibrations generated by high speed railway traffic and evaluation according to international norms”, 08-10 November 2019, North Cyprus,

2- Akram M.R., Yesilyurt A. and Zulfikar C., 5th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, “Seismic Safety Evaluation of Buried Gas Pipelines Subjected to Longitudinal Permanent Ground Deformation (PGD)”, 08-11 October 2019 – METU – Ankara / Turkey

3- Akcan Okuyan S., Zülfikar A.C., Tümsa Demircioğlu M.B., Theodoulidis N.P., 5th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, “Evaluation of July 21,2017 Mw 6.5 Bodrum-Kos Earthquake With NGA Models”, 08-11 October 2019 – METU – Ankara / Turkey

4- Sahin M., Goktepe F., Celebi E., Zulfikar C., and Kirtel O., 8thInternational Geotechnical Symposium “Experimental and Analytical Evaluation of the Absorption of Vibration Energy in Train Passes with Different Frequency Contents” 13-15 November 2019, ITÜ Ayazağa Campus, Istanbul (in Turkish)

5- Okuyan Akcan S., Zulfikar A.C. and Demircioğlu Tümsa M.B., IESKO 2019 VI. International Earthquake Symposium “Evaluation of August 17,1999 Mw7.4 Kocaeli-Golcuk Earthquake with NGA Models”, September 25-27, 2019, Kocaeli, Turkey

6- Khanbabazadeh H., Iyisan R., Hasal M.E., and Zulfikar C., COMPDYN 2019 7th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering “Basin edge effect at Turkish basins: the case study of Dinar and Duzce basins”, Crete, Greece, 24–26 June 2019, DOI:10.7712/120119.7327.19572

7-Tekergul E., Zulfikar A.C., Celebi E., Kirtel O., and Goktepe F., COMPDYN 2019 7th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering “Effect Of Trench Barrier On Free Field Motion Due To The Train And Highspeed Train Passages”, Crete, Greece, 24–26 June 2019, DOI:10.7712/120119.6964.19813

8-DjimaW.G., Zulfikar C. and Tuzun C.,International Civil Engineering and Architecture Conference, 2019, “Performance Based Design for Healthcare Facilities” 17-20 April 2019, Trabzon, Turkey

9- Yesilyurt A., Akram M.R., and Zulfikar C., 2ndInternational Symposium on Natural Hazards and Disaster Management (ISHAD), 2018, “Analysis of Strong Ground Motion Records of Kocaeli Region for the Assessment of Site Fundamental Frequency ” 4-6 May 2018, Sakarya, Turkey

10- Yoshino A., Zulfikar C., Shimabuku J., Shoji M., and Tunc S., 16thWorld Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 16WCEE 2017, “Seismic Behavior of Marmara Submerged Tunnel: SSI, Pseudo-Three-Dimensional Analyses” 9-13 January 2017, Santiago, Chile.

11- Yeşilyurt A., Zülfikar C., Picozzi M., 4thInternational Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, “Ambient Vibration Testing On Typical Residential buildings With And Without Infill
Walls”, October 11-13, 2017, Eskisehir/Turkey

12- Akram M.R.,Zülfikar C., 4th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, “Site Amplification and Response Analysis: A Case Study Of October 6th,2000 M7.3 Western Tottori Earthquake, Japan”, October 11-13, 2017, Eskisehir/Turkey

13- Merdan T.Z.,Zülfikar C., Demircioglu M.B.T., Kariptas C., 4th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, “The Effect of 1999 Kocaeli Earthquake Mw7.4 on Kocaeli City In Terms of Earthquake Hazard And Risk”, October 11-13, 2017, Eskisehir/Turkey

14- Ozenir A., Zülfikar C., 4th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, “Determination of Seismic Behavior for A Hospital Building With Structural Health Monitoring”, October 11-13, 2017, Eskisehir/Turkey

15- Shimabuku J., Shoji M., Watanabe T., Masamichi S., Zulfikar C., 4thInternational Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, “3D Analysis of Ground Vibration Induced By Dynamic
Train Loading On Ballasted Ladder Tracks” October 11-13, 2017, Eskisehir/Turkey

16- Dindar A.A., Zülfikar C., Ayar B., 4thInternational Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, “An Open Source Online Service for The Evaluation Of The Earthquake Records”, October 11-13, 2017, Eskisehir/Turkey

17-Zulfikar C., Pinar A., Tunc S., Safak E., and Erdik M., 14thJapan Earthquake Engineering Symposium, “Istanbul Earthquake Early Warning and Rapid Response System: Real – Time Earthquake Risk Mitigation of Infrastructures” 4-6 December 2014, Chiba, Japan.

18- Pinar A.,Zulfikar C., Tunc S., Comoglu M., Kalafat D., Akkar S., and Erdik M., 14thJapan Earthquake Engineering Symposium, “Earthquake Early Warning and Rapid Response to the May 24, 2014 Northern Aegean Earthquake (Mw6.9)” 4-6 December 2014, Chiba, Japan.

19- Zulfikar O., Zulfikar C., 2ndEuropean Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, “Dynamic Analysis of Buried Pipeline Components”, Paper No:2058, Oral Presentation, August 24-29, 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.

20- Ilhan O., Zulfikar C., 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, “Real-Time Earthquake Damage Assessment of Buried Gas Pipelines”, Paper No:1910, Oral Presentation, August 24-29, 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.

21- Tuzun C., Zulfikar C., Takahashi O., 13thWorld Conference on Seismic Isolation, Energy Dissipation and Active Vibration Control of Structures, “Seismic Isolation Application for a Hospital Building in Turkey”, Oral Presentation, September 24-27, 2013, Sendai, Japan.

22- Apaydin N.M., Zulfikar C., Safak E., 2ndConference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, “Vibration Characteristics of Bogazici Suspension Bridge Using Structural Health Monitoring Data”, Oral Presentation, September 09-11, 2013, Istanbul, Turkey.

23-Zulfikar C., Alcik H., Cakti E., 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, “Analysis of Earthquake Records of Istanbul Earthquake Rapid Response System Stations Related to the Determination of Site Fundamental Frequency” 24-28 September 2012, Lisbon, Portugal.

24- Apaydin N., Zulfikar C., Alcik H., 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, “Introduction of Bogazici Suspension Bridge Structural Health Monitoring System” 24-28 September 2012, Lisbon, Portugal.

25- So E., Below R., Cardona O., King A., Zulfikar C., Koyama M., Scawthorn C., Ruffle S., Garcia D., 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, “An Introduction to the Global Earthquake Consequence Database” 24-28 September 2012, Lisbon, Portugal.

26- Spence R., Piggott R., Saito K., Guegen P., Masi A., Zuccaro G., Zulfikar C., Markus M., Kopf F., Pomonis A., Crowley H., 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, “The European Building Stock Inventory: Creating and Validating A Uniform Database for Earthquake Risk
Modeling” 24-28 September 2012, Lisbon, Portugal.

27- Stramondo S, Zulfikar, C.,Demircioglu M., Lagios E., Sakkas V., Ganas A., Stamatopoulos K., Foumelis M., Parcharidis I., Novali F., Bignami C., and Chini, M. (2011), “Surface Displacements in Active Tectonic Areas Studied By PSI Techniques”, 2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, July 24-29, Vancouver, Canada.

28- Sesetyan K., Demircioglu M.B., Zulfikar C., Kamer Y., Erdik M., International Conference on Urban Habitat Construction under Catastrophic Events, “Regional earthquake shaking and loss assessment” 16-18 September 2010, Naples, Italy.

National Conferences in Turkey
1- Zülfikar C., Yoshino A., Mitsuhashi Y., Shoji M., Shimabuku J., Zülfikar O., Tunc S., 8th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, “Earthquake Behavior of Marmaray Immersed Tube Tunnel Under Soil-Structure Interaction”, 8thUDMSK-217, Oral Presentation, May 11-14, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey (in Turkish).

2- Yoshino A., Zülfikar C., Tunc S., Shimabuku J., Shoji M., 3rd Turkish Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, “Seismic Response Of Marmaray Submerged Tunnel Considering Soil-Structure Interaction”, October 14-16, 2015, Izmir/Turkey</span>

3- Yuta M., Zülfikar C., Shimabuku J., Shoji M., 3rd Turkish Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, “Seismic Performance Verification of Arch Dam by Nonlinear 3D-FEM Analysis”, October 14-16, 2015, Izmir/Turkey

4- Tarhan C., Coşkun Z, Zülfikar C., 2nd Turkish Earthquake Engineering and Seismology Conference, “Earthquake Information System”, Paper No:161, September 25-27, 2013, Hatay, Turkey (in Turkish).

5- Zülfikar Ö., Zülfikar C., Alçık H., 1st Earth Sciences Symposium, “ELER Yazılımı ile Deprem Şiddeti, Hasar ve Kayıp Tahmini”, Oral Presentation, October 18-20, 2012, Isparta, Turkey (in Turkish).

6- Alçık H., Zülfikar C., 1st Earth Sciences Symposium, “Cumulative Absolute Velocity (CAV) Approach Used in the Istanbul Earthquake early Warning System”, Oral Presentation, October 18-20, 2012, Isparta, Turkey (in Turkish).

7- Kamer Y., Zülfikar C., 7th Turkish National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, “Türkiye Ulusal Kuvvetli Yer Hareketi Gözlem Ağı Verilerinin İncelenmesi ”, Oral Presentation, 30 May - 03 June 2011, Istanbul, Turkey (in Turkish).

8- Kamer Y., Zülfikar C., 1st Turkish Earthquake Engineering and Seismology Conference, “Türkiye Ulusal Kuvvetli Yer Hareketi Gözlem Ağı Verilerinin Mevcut Yer Hareketi Tahmin İlişkileri İle Değerlendirilmesi”, Oral Presentation, 11 - 14 October 2011, Ankara, Turkey (in Turkish).

9- Çağnan Z., Zülfikar C., Durukal E., Erdik M., 6th Turkish National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, “Avro-Akdeniz Bölgesi için Geliştirilen Eş Zamanlı Analitik Şiddet Dağılımı Hesaplama Yöntemleri”, Oral Presentation, 16-20 October 2007, Istanbul, Turkey (in Turkish).

10- Zülfikar C., Çağnan Z., Durukal E., Erdik M., 6th Turkish National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, “İstanbul Deprem Erken Uyarı ve Acil Müdahale Sistemi İstasyon Kayıtlarının İncelenmesi”, Oral Presentation, 16-20 October 2007, Istanbul, Turkey (in Turkish).

11- Zülfikar A. C. and Yüzügüllü O., 3rd Turkish National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, “Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Highway Bridges” March 1995, Istanbul, Turkey (in Turkish).


National Conferences in Japan
1- Zülfikar A. C. and Takemiya H., 58th National Congress of Japan Society of Civil Engineering (JSCE), “Strong Ground Motion Simulation for Okayama City due to a Possible Nankai Trough Earthquake”, October 2003, Tokushima, Japan.

2- Zülfikar A. C. and Takemiya H., 54th Chugoku Regional Conference of Japan Society of Civil Engineering, “Seismic Wave Propagation and Amplification by the Shear Zone during the 2001 Geiyo Earthquake”, June 2002, Okayama, Japan

3- Zülfikar A. C. and Takemiya H., 1st Japan Earthquake Engineering Symposium, Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering, “Source Characteristics and Ground Motion Simulation for the 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake”, November 2001, Tokyo, Japan.

4- Zülfikar A. C., Takemiya H. and Shimabuku J.,26th Earthquake Engineering Symposium, (JSCE), “Synthesis of Tottori-ken Seibu Earthquake Ground Motions and Wave Propagation Analysis Due To Irregular Site Conditions” Paper No. 210, August 2001, Hokkaido, Japan

5- Takemiya H., Shimabuku J. and Zülfikar A. C., 26th Earthquake Engineering Symposium, Japan Society of Civil Engineering, “How should be the Earthquake-Resistant Design according to the Recent Inland Earthquakes Caused by Active Faults? ” Paper No. 211, August 2001, Hokkaido, Japan, (in Japanese).

6- Zülfikar A. C. and Takemiya H., 56th National Congress of Japan Society of Civil Engineering (JSCE), “The Near Fault Ground Motion Simulation For The Tottori-ken Seibu Earthquake Case”, October 2001, Kumamoto, Japan.</span>

7- Zülfikar A. C., Takemiya H. and Shimabuku J., 53rd Chugoku Regional Conference of Japan Society of Civil Engineering, “The Tottori-ken Seibu Earthquake: Ground Motion Simulations and its characteristics in Okayama City”, June 2001, Yamaguchi, Japan.

8- Takemiya H., Suzuki S., Shimabuku J. and Zülfikar A. C., 53rd Chugoku Regional Conference of Japan Society of Civil Engineering, “The Damage in the Southern region of Hiroshima Prefecture due to 2001 Geiyo Earthquake: Damage Distribution and Interpretation of the Earthquake Motion Characteristics from the Topography and Geological Point of View” June 2001, Yamaguchi, Japan (in Japanese).

9- Zülfikar A. C. and Takemiya H., 55th National Congress of Japan Society of Civil Engineering, “Wavelet Analysis Application to Earthquake Motions” September 2000, Sendai, Japan.

Technical Reports

1- Erdik, M., Pınar, A., Akkar, S., Zulfikar, C., Kalafat, D., Kekovalı, K., Ozel, N.M., Necmioglu, O., 2014, “Earthquake Report: 24 May 2014 Northern Aegean Sea”, www.emsccsem.org/Earthquake/228/M6-9-AEGEAN-SEA-on-May-24th-2014-at-09-25-UTC (Accessed on Jul. 7, 2014)

2- Zulfikar C., Kamer Y., and Vuran E., Bogazici University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute Report, “May 19, 2011 Simav-Kutahya Earthquake Report”, June 2011 (in English and in Turkish).

3- Kalafat D., Zulfikar C., Vuran E., and Kamer Y., Bogazici University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute Report, “ March 08, 2010 Basyurt-Karakocan Elazig Earthquake Report”, March 2010 (in English and in Turkish).

4- Picozzi M., Stengel D., Milkereit C., Zulfikar C., Fleming K., Ditommaso R., Erdik M., Zschau J., Fischer J., Safak E., Ozel O., and Apaydin N., International Workshop on Early Warning Systems for Transportation Infrastructures,  “Monitoring of Civil Infrastructures by Wireless Sensor Networks: An Ambient Vibration Test on the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Suspension Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey”, GEOTECHNOLOGIEN Science Report No.15, ISSN 1619-7399, 2010.

5- Zulfikar C., Yenidogan C., Safak E., Erdik M., EC-FP7 REAKT Project – WP5 Report, “Report on the Instrumentation Configuration, Modalities and Methodology for Real-Time Risk Assessment”, July 2012.

6- Siamak T., Alcik H., Zulfikar C., EC-FP-7 NERA Project, TA1 Report “An Investigation of the Uncertainty Ranges of Earthquake Recognition Using B-Delta and UrEDAS methods in Turkish High Speed Railways”, July 2012.

7- Zulfikar C., Stramondo S., ESA: European Space Agency – GMES: Ground Motion Hazard Information Service Programme, TerraFirma Project – Product Exploitation Report, “Soil Vulnerability, Istanbul”, July 2012.

8- Zulfikar C., Stramondo S., ESA: European Space Agency – GMES: Ground Motion Hazard Information Service Programme, TerraFirma Project – Product Exploitation Report, “Crustal Block Boundaries, NAFZ”, July 2012.

9- Dutu A., Zulfikar C., EC-FP-7 NERA Project, TA1 Report “Application of ELER Software to Romania’s Seismic Hazard”, February 2012.

10- Zulfikar C., Kalafat D., EC-FP7 NERA Project – WP5 Report, “Description of KOERI Marmara Network”, January 2012.

11- Zulfikar C., Kaya Y., EC-FP7 NERA Project – WP6 Report, “Inventory of Field Testing Infrastructures and Existing Approaches: FSM Suspension Bridge, Residential Apartment Buildings”, December 2011.

12- Katsikaridis A., Zulfikar C., EC-FP-7 NERA Project, TA1 Report “Study on Identification of Dynamic Characteristics of Structures by Ambient Vibration Testing: Case Studies on the Bosporus Suspension Bridge and Two-Typical Building Structures”, October 2011.

13- Zulfikar C., Stramondo S., ESA: European Space Agency – GMES: Ground Motion Hazard Information Service Programme, TerraFirma Project – Product Interpretation Report, “Soil Vulnerability, Istanbul”, February 2011.

14- Zulfikar C., Ozener H., Stramondo S., ESA: European Space Agency – GMES: Ground Motion Hazard Information Service Programme, TerraFirma Project – Product Interpretation Report, “Crustal Block Boundaries, NAFZ”, March 2011.

15- Zulfikar C., Alcik H., Erdik M., EC-FP6 SAFER Project – D2.34 Report, “Report on the Implementation, Feasibility and Experience with the Istanbul Earthquake Early Warning System”, June 2009.

16- Zulfikar C., Erdik M., EC-FP6 SAFER Project – D4.28 Report, “Report about Network Performance in Early Warning and ShakeMap Estimation. Verify Detection/Alarm Algorithms”, June 2009.

17- Zulfikar C., Durukal E., Erdik M., EC-FP6 SAFER Project – D4.29 Report, “Report about Seismic Ground Motion Recording and Building Response: Calculate Area Specific Ground Motion at Specific Sites”, June 2009.

18- Zulfikar C., Hancilar U., Durukal E., EC-FP6 TRANSFER Project – WP4 Report, “Analysis of Instrumental (Seismic, Geodetic, Marine) Signals and Networks for the Development of the Tsunami Early Warning Systems”, March 2009.

19- Cagnan Z., Demircioglu M., Durukal E., Erdik M., Hancilar U., Harmandar E., Sesetyan K., Tuzun C., Yenidogan C., Zulfikar C., Durukal E., Erdik M., EC-FP6 NERIES Project – D3 Report, “Development of ELER (Earthquake Loss Estimation Routine) Methodology: Vulnerability Relationships”, June 2008.

20- Hancilar U., Zulfikar C., Durukal E., EC-FP6 TRANSFER Project – WP2 Report, “Tsunamigenic Seismic Sources”, June 2008.

21- Hancilar U., Zulfikar C., Durukal E., EC-FP6 TRANSFER Project – WP3 Report, “Tsunamigenic Non-Seismic Sources”, June 2008.

THESIS SUPERVISED

A- PhD Thesis

1- Ali Yesilyurt, Gebze Technical University, “Vulnerability of RC Prefabricated Industrial Structures and Evaluation of Probable Maximum Loss” Ongoing, (Dr. Cuneyt Tuzun, Co-Advisor )
2- Muhammad Rizwan Akram, Gebze Technical University, “Urban Risk Assessment of Buried Gas Pipelines” Ongoing,
3- Zenne Merdan Tutar, Gebze Technical University, “Development of Earthquake Early Warning Information in Turkey” Ongoing,

B- MSc Thesis

1- Volkan Ergen, Gebze Technical University, “Assessment of Earthquake Risk for Existing Buildings in New Residential Districts”, August 2020, (in Turkish)

2- Methiye Gündoğdu Gök, Gebze Technical University, “Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis with Monte-Carlo Approach For Kocaeli City And Surroundings”, August 2020, (in Turkish)

3-Wilfrid Gbenakpon Djima, Gebze Technical University, “Performance-Based Design Tools and Implementation in Healthcare Facilities”, July 2020</span>

4- Ali Dedeoğlu, Gebze Technical University, “Performance Based Design and Resilience Analysis for High-Rise Buildings”, June 2020, (in Turkish)
5- Ezgi Tekergül, Gebze Technical University, “Train Induced Vibration and Its Effects On Building Structures”, June 2020
6- Erkan Baskan, Gebze Technical University, “Urban Risk Assessment According to the Structural Irregularities for the RC-Building Stock In Istanbul”, May 2019, (in Turkish)
7- Bünyamin Yozgatlı, Gebze Technical University, “Application of Professional Engineering in Turkey”, January 2018, (in Turkish)

C- Co-Advisor of MSc Thesis

1- Katerina Papadimitriou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Civil Engineering Department “Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Residential Buildings Through Ambient Vibration Testing”, November 2013.
2- Panagiota Chatzipanagiotidou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Civil Engineering Department “Seismic Behavior and Risk Assessment of Natural Gas Pipelines: Application in a Part of the Istanbul Gas Network”, November 2013.
3- Ozge Zulfikar, Istanbul University, Civil Engineering Department “Simulation of Earthquake Ground Motions for Marmara Region”, August 2013.
4- Perilis Theodoros, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Civil Engineering Department “Rapid Seismic Risk Assessment at Urban Scale: Applications in Istanbul and Thessaloniki Building Stock”, November 2012.
5- Despoina Dimitriadou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Civil Engineering Department “Identification of the Dynamic Characteristics of the Kanyon Building in Istanbul Using Strong Ground Motions and Ambient Noise Measurements”, November 2012.
6- Athanasios Katsikaridis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Civil Engineering Department “Study on Identification of Dynamic Characteristics of Structures by Ambient Vibration Testing: Case Studies on the Bosporus Suspension Bridge and Two-Typical Building Structures”, November 2011.

  • Third Cycle (Doctoral): Okayama University, Civil Engineering Department, Japan
    "Computer Simulation for predicting strong ground motions: Seismic wave generation, propagation and amplification"
  • Second Cycle (Master's): Bogazici University, KOERI, Earthquake Engineering Department, Istanbul
    "Preliminary Seismic evaluation of highway bridges in Istanbul"
  • First Cycle (Undergraduate): Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul
Involved Projects

1- Project Partner-Coordinator, EC-Black Sea Basin Cross Border Cooperation Program funded Project, ‘Rapid Earthquake Damage Assessment Consortium– REDACt’, Project Start: July 2020, Duration: 30 months, Total Project Budget: 980kEuro, 6 participants. https://www.redact-project.eu/

2- Principal Researcher/Coordinator, Turkey Prime Ministry Disaster & Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) funded project UDAP 19C-35, “Development of Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) Guideline for High Speed Train Lines”, Project Started October 2019, Duration: 24 months,

3- Researcher, 217M427 TUBITAK Project "In situ measurement of environmental vibrations induced by high-speed trains and mitigation of structural vibrations”, Project Started May 2018, Duration: 36 months,

4- Researcher, EC-FP7 Project, MARSITE “New Directions in Seismic Hazard Assessment through Focused Earth Observation in the Marmara Supersite”, Project Start: November 2012, Duration: 42 months, Total Project Budget: 7.8millionEuro, 21 participants

5- Principal Researcher/Coordinator, Istanbul Natural Gas Distribution Company (IGDAS) funded project, “Earthquake Risk Reduction System for Istanbul Natural Gas Network”, Project Start: April 2011, Duration: 36 months,

6- Task Leader, EC-FP7 Project, “Strategies and tools for Real Time EArthquake RisK ReducTion – REAKT”, Project Start: September 2011, Duration: 36 months, Total Project Budget: 10.0millionEuro, 23 participants

7- Task leader, EC-FP7 Project, ‘Network of European Research Infrastructures for Earthquake Risk Assessment and Mitigation – NERA’, Project Start: November 2010, Duration: 48 months, Total Project Budget: 9.0millionEuro, 28 participants.

8- Coordinator, ISTKA (Istanbul Kalkınma Ajansı/Istanbul Development Agency) funded project, ‘İnternet Tabanlı Deprem Hasar ve Kayıp Tahmin Sistemi/ Internet Based Earthquake Damage and Loss Estimation System (ELER-NET)’, Project Start: October 2013, Duration: 9 months, Total Project Budget: 225,300.00TL,

9- Coordinator, TUBITAK funded Turkey-Greece Bi-lateral project 109M734, ‘Real-time information of Earthquake ShakeMap, Damage and LossMaps for target cities of Thessaloniki and Istanbul’, Project Start: February 2011, Duration: 24 months, Total Project Budget: 105kEuro,

10- Project Partner Coordinator, EC-IPA Project, “ESNET – Black Sea Earthquake Safety Net(work)” Project Start: March 2012, Duration: 24 months,

11- Project Partner-Coordinator, OECD funded Project, ‘Global Earthquake Model – Earthquake Consequence Database – GEM-ECD’, Project Start: November 2010, Duration: 48 months, Total Project Budget: 800kEuro, 10 participants.

12- Project Partner - Coordinator, ESA (European Space Agency) funded Project, ‘Terra-Firma Extension – Tectonic Theme – TFX-TT’, Project Start: April 2010, Duration: 24 months,

13- Researcher, EC-FP7 Project, ‘Seismic Hazard Harmonization in Europe – SHARE’, Project Start: June 2009, Duration: 36 months, Total Project Budget: 3.8millionEuro, 18 participants.

14- Researcher, EC-FP6 Project, ‘Network of Research Infrastructures for European Seismology – NERIES’, Project Start: June 2006, Duration: 48 months, Total Project Budget: 13.5millionEuro, 25 participants.

15- Researcher, EC-FP6 Project, ‘Seismic early Warning for Europe – SAFER’, Project Start: June 2006, Duration: 30 months, Total Project Budget: 3.6millionEuro, 22 participants.

16- Researcher, EC-FP6 Project, ‘Tsunami Risk and Strategies for the European Region - TRANSFER’, Project Start: October 2006, Duration: 30 months, Total Project Budget: 4.7millionEuro, 30 participants.

17- Researcher, EC-FP6 Project, ‘Prevention, Information and Early Warning - PREVIEW’, Project Start: April 2005, Duration: 45 months, Total Project Budget: 23millionEuro, 58 participants.